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Our Collective Consciousness
Last night, I finished the book Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches by Marvin Harris. It is a fascinating look into different cultures and beliefs and the reason these cultures have or had these beliefs. While the author is first and … Continue reading
You call it intrinsic motivation. I call it natural contingencies.
B.F. Skinner wrote multiple times that the physiological research that will occur on the brain will be instrumental when combined with the behavior research that the Behavior Analyst conducted. As such, I have become quite a fan of the Frontal Cortex blog … Continue reading
Should You Cheat on your Diet?
I skipped the fast food, ate my salad and passed on desert. I guess I deserve this Ice Cream treat. Sound familiar? This is called cheating on your diet. This is like the alcoholic who celebrates sobriety with a Jack and Coke. … Continue reading
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My Todo Items are Too Inconspicuous
Do you ever find you have todo items on your task lists that just seem to linger. No matter how long they stay on the list and how motivated you are to work, you just can’t seem to get around to them? … Continue reading
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Of Blogger Motivation
I have seen a number of blog posts discussing the different types of blogs. There are link blogs, information blogs, discussion blogs, and many, many more. However, I also run into countless statistics that explain how many blogs are abandoned … Continue reading
The Twitter Reinforcer
Having unexplainably become addicted to Twitter.com, I’ve set out to rationalize understand where the motivation to participate comes from. As continued behavior is usually a result of some kind of reinforcer, the first step is to figure out what I … Continue reading